Harry Edward Hynes "Bud," "Buddy,"

  • Harry Edward Hynes

Harry Edward Hynes "Bud," "Buddy,"

Harry Edward Hynes "Bud," "Buddy,", 71 of Wilkes-Barre Township passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, surrounded by his family. Born Jan. 19, 1951, in Wilkes-Barre Township he was the son of the late Francis and Audrey Maloney Hynes. He was a graduate of Myers High School.


Prior to retirement he worked as a freight conductor at Penn Central/Conrail/Norfolk Southern Railroads. Harry proudly served his country during the Vietnam Era and was a veteran of the United States Air Force.


Harry was also a member of Saint Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre, American Legion Post 815 Wilkes-Barre Township. VFW Post 283, Kingston AMVETS Post PA-59, St. Conrad's YM Society. Disabled American Veterans Keystone State No. 16, United Transportation Union Local 0498, American Military Retirees Association, Inc, Chapter 9.


In addition to his parents, Francis and Audrey, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Carol Ann Hynes on July 11, 2022; son Thomas, brothers Richard Hynes and Frank Hynes.


Surviving are daughters Michele Novitski and her fiancé Thomas Pattison of Wilkes-Barre Township/Scranton; Nicole Puccio and her husband Christopher, Apopka, Fla.; Gabrielle, Wilkes Barre Township. Sons Daniel and his wife Karen, Dallas; Dennis, Wilkes-Barre Township; Jonathan, Wilkes-Barre Township; Sisters Mary Jo, Warrior Run; Joyce, Nanticoke. Brothers Ken and his wife Colleen, Plattsburgh, N.Y.; William, Los Angeles, Calif.; Robert, Warrior Run; Granddaughters Andrea and Katilyn Hynes, Wilkes-Barre; Alexis and Caleigh Puccio; Apopka, Fla.; Grandsons Bradley and Donovan Puccio, Apopka, Fla. As well as several nieces and nephews; Finally, is dog Lucy, and cats Kitty, Gracie, Dora and Pebbles.


Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday from the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N Meade St., Wilkes-Barre with a mass of Christian burial at St. Nicholas Church, 226 South Washington St., Wilkes-Barre.


Interment with miliary honors will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home.


In lieu of flowers, children request donations be made to the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, St. Nicholas Church, or your local animal shelter.


The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the doctor, nurses, and staff at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center ER/ICU as well as GWV ICU, 5th floor, PCU for their kind and compassionate care provided to our father and is family.

Joseph E. Brazinski

By Joseph Jendrzejewski • April 21, 2025
Joseph Edmund Brazinski, 73, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away April 19, 2025, at Third Avenue Health Care, Kingston. Born March 24, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Edmund and Josephine Starek Brazinski. Joseph was 1970 graduate of Marymount High School, Wilkes-Barre. Prior to retirement in 2011, he was employed by the Department of Environmental Protection on abandoned mine reclamation projects. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Theresa Cywinski in 2017. Surviving is his daughter, Miranda Brazinski; and nephews, Ryan and Scott Cywinski. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

Frederick Holtzman

By Joseph Jendrzejewski • April 14, 2025
Fred Holtzman, 86 of Trucksville, PA, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2025, at his home under the care of Allied Services Hospice. Born November 4, 1938, in Trucksville, he was the son of the late Jacob and Helen Czapla Holtzman. Fred was a 1956 graduate of Westmoreland High School. He was employed as a sheet metal worker with the Local #44 for over 50 years. Fred enjoyed attending car shows and working in his yard. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Frances Holtzman on March 26, 2025; brothers, Ernest Holtzman and Arthur Holtzman; and sisters, Arline Climach, Ruth Murphy, Lucy Gougas, Lotty Hitchcock, and Betty Harbaugh. Surviving is his daughters, Donna Dymond of Swoyersville, and Linda Billings and her husband, Jon of Mehoopany; son, Mark Holtzman of Trucksville; grandchildren, Sarah Billings of Lehman, PA, Jamie Billings of Mehoopany, and Stacy Dymond of South Carolina; 3 great grandchildren; his sister, Naome Brunges of Palm Bay, FL; sister-in-law, Michaelene Lavin and her husband, Francis of Wilkes-Barre; and many nieces and nephews. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.

Rosemary D. Wisnewski

By Joseph Jendrzejewski • April 9, 2025
Rosemary D. Wisnewski, of Swoyersville, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at The Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born December 17, 1937, in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Mary Raub Graboske. Rosemary was a 1955 graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. She will be remembered for her dedication and service as a Counselor at the Domestic Violence Service Center for over 40 years. A devoted Catholic, Rosemary was a member of Holy Family Parish, Luzerne. She enjoyed watching football and was an avid Philadelphia Eagle's fan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick on May 3, 2010, and her sister, Arlene Lyons. Surviving sis her daughters, Laura Luise of Kingston, Patricia Sprague and her husband, George of Shavertown, and Paula Wisnewski of Swoyersville; grandchildren, George Sprague Jr., Trisha Sprague, and Vincent Luise; and great grandchildren, Vincent Luise Jr., Cole and Sage Vernon. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 14th, at 11:00am at the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. Private interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Dallas. Friends may call Monday morning from 10:00am until the time of services. Rosemary's family would like to thank Dr. Patrick Kilduff and the nurse and staff at The Meadows for their care and compassion.